Wednesday, October 18, 1961
The Daily Nebraskan
Page 3
Thornton Tabbied
As Star of the Week
Bill Thunder Thornton, the
hard-running Husker left half
back is handed The Daily
Nebraskan "Star of the Week"
award for his standout play
on both defense and offense
against Syracuse Saturday.
Thornton, who gained 133
yards against Syracuse in 15
carries, outgained All-Ameri-can
Ernie Davis, who gained
120 yards in 22 attempts.
"Thunder" scored Nebras
ka's only touchdown wherf he
swept left end for four yards
in the fourth quarter. He had
set up the score with a 33
yard scamper around right
end.
- Orangement Davis and tackle
John Brown both singled
Thornton out for his play in
the game. As a linebacker
Thornton was kept busy all
afternoon tackling Davis.
The 200-pound junior from
Toledo, Ohio, played fullback
for the Huskers last year. Io
spring practice he was
switched to halfback and
seems to have made the tran
sition well, for he if the big
gun in the offense that is cur
rently first in the Big Eight.
Last -year Thornton led the
Huskers in rushing, gaining
422 yards in 96 carries for a
4.4 average. Already this year
the T o 1 e d o . bulldozer has
picked up 277 yards in 48 car
ries for a 5.8 ayerage.
He is tied with Willie Boss
for Husker scoring honors.
Thunder has scored eighteen
points, scoring two touchdowns
against North Dakota and get
ting the lone Husker score
against Syracuse.
Big Eight Roundup
Colorado Leads Big 8;
Huskers Tied for 2nd
Big 8 Standings
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Colorado, the only unbeaten
conference team, holds the
conference title standings,
while Nebraska and Missouri
are tied for second position in
the Big Eight. Kansas holds
fourth position while 0 k 1 a
homa, Kansas State and Okla
homa State follow.
Spotlighting conference play
this week will be Missouri at
Iowa State and Kansas at
Oklahoma. Both visitors, Mis
souri and Kansas are favored
to reign victories. Also this
week, Colorado travels to
Kansas State and Nebraska
to Oklahoma State. Once
more the visiting teams are
predicted to win.
Colorado was the only team
In the Big 8 to survive the
weekend with its unbeaten,
un-tied tag intact. The Buffs
slipped by Miami (Florida)
9-7. This leave them with a
3-0 record and a good shot
at a return trip to Miami.
Iowa State, previously un
beaten, turned out to be Kan
sas' first victim of the season.
The Jayhawker's All-America
candidate John ILadl had to
switch from halfback to quar
terback to bring about the
decisive two touchdowns. Iowa
State tailback Dave Hopp
mann gained 131 yards for a
four game league leading total
of 438 yards.
Missouri, which has been
tied 14-14 by California, shut
out Oklahoma State 10-0. Mis
souri is also in contention for
the Orange' Bowl; the issue
will probably be decided when
Colorado takes on Missouri in
three weeks.
The once-mighty Oklahoma
Sooners who now bemoan a
0-3 record made a disaster
ous trip across the Red River.
The Texas Longhofhs over
powered Bud Wilkinson's crew
28-7.
Kansas State dropped i t s
second game of the year. The
Wildcats were beaten 21-8 by
Kentucky. Kentucky got three
first half touchdowns, while
Kansas State back Searles
ran a punt back in the fourth
quarter for the 'Cat's only
score.
Bevot Tops
Qualifyers ,
Vic Bevot heads the qualify
ing list for the Nebraska Big
Eieht roll-off team. Bevot
I rolled for a 9-game series av
erage of 198 last weekend.
The Nebraska bowling club
will travel to Missouri U for
their initial competition Oc
tober 28.
The nine other qualifiers
are Keith Van yelkinburgto,
Matt Brown, George Zelenka,
Roger Smith, Dick Haase,
Stuart Kutler, Ralph Holm
strom, Al Miller and Phil
Schenck.
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MitcheU, Ward, Fishcer
May Miss OSU Game
By Dave Wohlfarth
Coach Bill Jennings re
viewed his injured corps
Tuesday in preparation for
the Oklahoma State game
Saturday at Stillwater.
. Included on the injured list
are guard Ed Mitchell, tackle
Al Fischer, halfbacks Willie
Ross and Bernie Clay and full
back Gene Ward.
Fischer will be out this
weekend but may be ready for
the Missouri game Oct. 28.
Ward is. out indefinitely. .and
Mitchell is considered "very
doubtful" for the Oklahoma
State game.
Ross did not work out in
Tuesday's contact session,
but may be ready by Satur
day. He suffered a bruised
hip in the.Syraojse game..,.
Bob Brown, 251-pound Hus
ker tackle, practiced Tuesday
night and is expected to be
ready.
With Clay on the injured
list the Huskers are left with
only three left halfbacks:
Thunder Thornton,' Dick Cal
lahan and Maynard Smidt.
With Ross temporarily out
at right half, Nebraska has
Dennis Stuewe, Pat Clare and
Warren Powers operating at
the right half spot -
Jennings also said that he
may not be able to use Noel
Martin and Pat Salerno, who
both are nursing knee opera
tions, this year.
When asked about, Martin,
the NU head coach replied,
"I don't plan to play him."
Neither Martin or Salerno
has recovered completely
enough to be able to run yet.
Both are seniors, but Mar
,tin.jnay.,be.ia school for an
other year,. .'
The Oklahoma State game
will be the Huskers' second
conference game. . Nebraska
won its first 24-0 over Kansas
State two weeks ago.
Nebraska has won two, lost
aue, and., tied one this season
while the Cowboys have won
one and lost three.
AH three of the Cowpoke
losses have been to conference
opponents, 14-7 to Iowa State,
24-0 to Colorado and 10-0 to
Missouri last week. The 0
Staters' beat' Tulsa for then
only victory of the season. "
Last year Oklahoma State
beat Nebraska 7-6 in the first
meeting of the" two schools.
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Sports Shots
By Bullet
A lot of odds n' ends today . . . First and foremost,
one still can't help but feel the, optimism present among
the Husker football fans and the team itself. Despite the
28-6 loss to Syracuse, the Huskers put on a much better
fight than the score indicated and the game would have
been a lot closer had the Huskers been able to punch
across some scores when they had the chance.
Three times Nebraska made it inside the Syracuse
ten-yard line only to be stopped before Thunder Thornton
took it over on the fourth drive; Coach Jennings' pre
game plans to pass and run wide . worked except for the
passing angle, Nebraska quarterbacks couldn't connect
consistently all 'day. Some fans thought NU should have
stayed on the ground, especially on the first drive. How
ever, the passing game was just a gamble which didn't
pay off as Syracuse could have lined up to stop the run
ning game if there had not been a threat of an air at
tack. Nebraska fans who moaned last year when Nebraska
could do nothing but punt on third downs will be sur
prised to see the same situation has arisen at California.
Bob Booth, assistant sports ed of the Daily Calif ornian,
explains Coach Marv Levy's strategy thusly;
"It is, and will be fop a number of games to come,
Levy's strategy to punt on third, or even' second or first
down; whenever he feels that the combination of the
score, the down and the yardage to go for a first down,
position on the field, the weather, and time left in the
game warrant such action."
Coach Levy states, "Coaches have been fired for just
this very same thing and the fans don't like it, but until
I feel that this is not the soundest football strategy, we are
going to use it.", ,. , ..
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A lot of concern has popped up on campus concerning
this year's Nebraska migration. Band director Jack Snider
has announced that the Husker band will travel to Ames
for the Nov. 11 game against Iowa State but many stu
dents have already made plans to go to Missouri Oct 28.
Migration was originally set up as the game preced
ing the Husker homecoming (at which time the students
and team "return"). The Missouri game is the week
ahead of this year's homecoming contest with Kansas on
Oct. 4.
Many students (this corner included) feel that the
Missouri game has more to offer in excitement and com
petition and the Missouri campus will offer more in the
field of entertainment. Only a small delegation of Husker
fans were able to journey to the Kansas State game at
Manhattan two weeks ago (although those who went
seemed to have a good time) and few, if any, will make
the long trip to Oklahoma State this weekend.
Next week's battle with Mizzou offers the perfect tim
ing and situation for the migration, official or o'therwise.
The students will be anxious to see the Huskers and have
created a new adage, "If you can't go to Colorado go
to Missouri."
A new innovation began at the Syracuse game. The
Nebraska band abandoned its old seats behind the visiting
team and sat in the north bleachers. The purpose of this
project, initiated by business manager A. J. Lewandowski,
was (1) to give the band members better seats as they
previously couldn't see when the visiting team stood up
(which was most of the game) and (2) to provide some
visability for the people in the box seats behind the band
who couldn't see when the band stood up.
Snider reports that the move has worked fine and the
band likes it. "It doesn't make a lot of difference to the
marching on and off the field," he said.
He' indicated that originally the band had hoped to sit
in the stands (Nebraska is the only school in the Big
Eight whose band is not situated in the stands, he noted)
but that an elevated stand may be built to accomodate
the band on the north end.
Fasano
Elected
Captain
By Janet Sack
Bill Fasano, a senior from
Glendale, Calif., has been
elected track captain for the
196162 indoor and outdoor
seasons.
The 5-lOMs, dark-haired
Fasano specializes in the hur
dies with emphasis on t h e
highs.
During his college career at
Nebraska Bill has been a con
sistent point-gatherer for the
team. Last year in the Big
Eight Indoor Conference he
finished fifth in the 60-yard
highs. Later in the Big Eight
Outdoor Conference Fasano
placed second with a :14.3.
One of the biggest thrills in
Bill's career came in the first
heat in the high hurdles in
the outdoor conference. He
came within inches of beat
Nebraskan
Sports I
ing Rex Stucker, Big Eight
hurdle king from Kansas
State.
' Fasano has been clocked un
officially in :14.1 in the highs
on the University track.
In the Drake Relays last
vear the Nebraska team com
posed of Milt Haedt, LeRoy
Keane, Fred Wilke ana rasa
no, as anchorman, ran the
480-yard shuttle hurdle relay
in :59.7 for the second fastest
time in the nation.
The two-year letterman is
majoring In physical educa
tion and has an accumulative
average of 5.3.
Bill is married and the
father of a two and one-half
year old daughter and an
eight month old son.
His wife, Lynne, also a
track enthusiast, attends home
meets to give Bill his own
private cheering section
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